//------------------------------// // Equestrian Black Crusade Arc: Battle of the Cadian Gate // Story: For the Emperor and the UNSC! (Old version) // by Titan Commander Sebaste //------------------------------// Equestrian Black Crusade Arc: Battle of the Cadian Gate “Hey Sebastian, Sebaste, I just got an incoming message from our forces at the Cadian Gate. They said that Ahriman and his guys are there attacking. I think that they might need some help.” Echo called out. Sebastian nodded and activated the comms. ++All UDE members, report to the throne room, this is not a drill!++ He ordered. “Commissar Craner reporting, I'm on my way.”Replied the steadfast officer. “This is Maria. The Titan Defenders are on their way down.” Maria said from the CCS bridge comm. “This is Ultron in route.” Ultron’s voice said from the comms. “I’ll be there.” Yubel answered. “I’m geared up and ready.” Allen’s voice ranged out. “Anderson, on my way.” “This is Kirito and Asuna. We’ll be with you momentarily” replied a soothing voice through the comms. Two new portals then opened up inside the throne room. And out of one of the portals came a voice and a tall being. “Tonight, Gascoigne joins the hunt.” Shouted the being. Sebaste jumped in surprise, jerking his head to look at the new arrival. “Geez, don’t do that!” The Spartan said, holding his hand to his chest. “Nearly had a heart attack…” “Oh, I’m sorry little one. I meant no harm, it’s just that I so rarely get to say that these days.” The one known as Gascoigne apologized. “It's fine, good to know that we have you as an ally” Sebaste said. Allen walked right in. “Reporting in, so this is it? The war begins?” The power lotto adventurer asked. Sebastian nodded. “As soon as the others arrive, we’ll explain.” Rider, Maria, John, and Qi’meen entered not long after Sebastian finished his sentence, “Titans reporting for duty.” the four saluted. “Echo here.” Echo called out from the passage that lead to the communications room. In a flash of light, Ultron appeared with pages and darkness signaling Anderson and Yubel teleporting in. “I'm here, what's is the situation?” asked the newly arrived commissar. “We’re here as well” responded Asuna, followed by Kirito both of whom appeared through a portal. A moment later, a large bulkhead appeared on a wall, stepping out were two familiar shapes and a third, unusually designed, shape. "Sup bros," Charlie greeted as he walked out in his dive suit, Theresa riding on his air tanks with a scrapped and rebuilt Sanghelian Combat Harness over her dress, the slightest flicker of her shields was visible while she held her blood-bag bag in one hand and the leash to a six armed Big Sister in the other. “Charlie, Theresa, good to see you guys again, you left two of your buddies here.” Sebaste said to the two. “Who’s that with you?” Theresa smiled as she thought of the story behind the spider sister, "Let's just say, Charlie said a really stupid thing, got a hole in his armour thanks to a alternate Celestia, craziness supreme and Alvis' fault and not go into disgusting, horrifying, and very illegal explanations. She's not a who, more of a pet; her name is Freja!" The aforementioned Freja yanked at her leash before releasing a blood curdling shriek. Someone else, unknown to the others, walked in. He was wearing what appeared to be early 2000’s combat gear. He looked around the room, then saw the others. “Who’s side are you all on?” Points at Sebastian and Sebaste. “Who do you think?” Questions Echo. Sebastian walked up to the new arrival. “Who are you?” He asked him. “Ummm… I am Specialist Mike Smith, from another dimension.” He said, looking up at the figure. “And you are?” “Sebastian, co-leader of the United Defenders of Equestria” The Astartes answered. “Okay… I lived in Equestria in my dimension, but was born in The United States Of America” Mike said. “So I take it I may be joining you if any threats pop up?” Sebastian nodded. “Unless you’re with the New Black Legion or are neutral.” “I don’t know who this ‘New Black Legion’ is, but I am guessing they are the enemy” Said Mike. “Sign me up.” Suddenly the lights all dimmed as a giant holographic figure of a Chaos Space Marine appeared in the throne room above Celestia’s throne. ”Greetings, pathetic members of the UDE. I am Warsmith Keagan, lord and master of the Iron Warriors Legion, Butcher of the Crystal Empire, Warmaster of Equestria and I have decided to bless you with my presence.” “Wow ego much?” Allen asked. “I don’t like the sound of this one. I think he may be trouble.” Gascoigne commented while sharpening the stake on his stake driver. “Umm… What?” Said Mike, who had never seen a hologram in person. "Cool effects bro, I can make out every pore on your ugly ass... Oh. That's your face, my most sincerest apologies." Theresa added from her spot on Charlie's air tanks. “I may not be from the Warhammer Universe, but I know that Chaos Space Marines are not the nicest out there.” Maria said as she moved forward slightly. “Heretic filth!” Spat the commissar hatred filling his voice.    “Wait, Chaos?” Allen asked. “He looks like a War God’s Champion to me.” “In a way they are. They serve the Chaos Gods.” Maria said as she examined the hologram. “What do you want, Keagan?” Sebastian snarled. “I’m already on edge, so spit out what you have to say.” “Why Sebastian, you insult me! I would have thought that you would have been happy to see your only way of winning this war and I just want to deliver a couple of warnings. The Necrons seek to distract you from Cadia and If I see a SINGLE Imperial Fist among your number the deal is off and Craner, I would hold your tongue Particularly since my legion has intimate dealings with the Death Korps”   “What the fuck is that?” Asked Mike, not thinking twice about his profanity. Charlie walked over to Mike and patted on the back, "That my new old friend, is a punk ass, that's one of the ignorant bitches in need of a good, hard pimp slap that'll put them back into place." He told him before he released a growl, "*cum stained whore.*" “Okay then… What the hell do I call it?” Asked Mike, Feeling an urge to pull out his shotgun from his back, but refrained. “I say you call it tracked.” Echo called out before Theresa could translate Charlie's growl, followed by the location the transmission was coming from being broadcasted to everyone. “Ah ah ah, you really think I would transmit from a traceable vox channel? The location you are seeing is actually the location of one of many servitor manned transmitting satellites that my legion has set up to confuse our enemies to our location and Charlie I do not worship Slaanesh nor am I one of the Emperor's Children, so none of that applies to me.”  (Only Theresa understands Charlie when he groans or growls "*like this*") At this point Mike is just confused as hell. “What the fuck?” “You’re lucky that we don't have Imperial Fists.” Sebaste spoke up. “But don't think that just because you’re helping us, we’re allies. You keep your end of the deal, we’ll keep ours.” Sebaste then took off his helmet, revealing short red hair and green eyes that glared at the hologram. “We’ll see you at the gate, don't try and pull off anything before we get there.” “Ahriman’s not going to be with my army for Cadia, he is going to meet up with us after we break through at a planet called Baal i believe. However, leave some of your forces at cadia so the battle looks authentic, even if the majority of the Infantry are conscripts” The Spartan nodded. “We’ll set up an ambush for him when we get there. Sebaste out.” he then cut the transmission. “What just happened?” Asked Mike, toying with a grenade. “I believe that we have what is called a rat in the enemy ranks.” Answered Gascoigne. Mike nodded. He did have a Military background, so he knew he meant a spy. “Great, how long do you think it will last?” Ultron asked. “Well, I for one do not personally trust anyone who sides with the Chaos Gods but if Sebastian and Sebaste are willing to even remotely trust that man I will follow them.” Rider said as he walked up next to Maria. “You think we trust him?! We trust him as far as trusting a psychopath!” Sebaste said, earning an irritated groan from Charlie, “Which is to say none actually.” “Well if we are going to ambush Ahriman how should we do it?” Yubel asked. “Right, that’s enough standing around. The plan is Sebaste and I lead a strike force to the Cadian Gate. There should be Imperial forces already there, plus one of Ultron’s legions. Ultron, you and your group are with us, same with Kirito, Asuna, and Echo. Gascoigne and Mike will also be coming. Maria and Craner, you stay here, we’ll let you know when we need you and in the meantime, let any other Displaced that show up know what the situation is.” Sir. I'll be at the forward base near Ponyville.” Replied the commissar before he left the room. “Well I’ll see see you all there,” Ultron said with a smile, “If you haven’t guessed I am the legions.” He said. “I will prepare the CCS. The crew will need to be briefed on who is friend and who is foe. Also I need to see what our equipment inventory is like on the ship.” Maria responded as she motioned for the three other Titan Defenders to follow her out the room. “Ummm, Okay. I’ll be with you then.” “I better go make sure the communications don’t go down anytime soon. Hey Gascoigne, can you come with me? I don’t like to be alone in there.” Echo asked the tall man who nodded. “Charlie, Theresa, you’re also on reserve call. We’ll let you know when you’ll be needed.” Sebaste told the two BioShock Displaced. Theresa nodded as Charlie started to select his equipment, Freja's head darting every which way to stare at the others. “All right, Let's move it out!” Sebastian ordered. “Anyone who needs transport can ride with me and Sebaste on the Emperor's Hammer.” Sebaste then activated a portal leading to the flagship before stepping through, followed by Charlie and his company. “Those who are coming with us, the portal leads to our ship. Let's move out, I don't want to keep those traitors waiting!” Sebastian said. ÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷ (warsmith Keagan”s p.o.v) I smiled as the iron warriors fleet exited the warp in the cadia system turning to one of the herteks on the bridge. I spoke to him “Are the life-eater virus canisters loaded” jumping at the fact that i was addressing him “Yes master the canisters are loaded and the fleet have their guns ready to fire at a moment's notice.” Watching as the planet ahead loomed closer, I laughed as I watched the few ships to notice the enemy fleet headed for their planet. “All ships once you are within firing range fire at-will once you have launched the missiles turn and engage the enemy fleet.” The deck shook under my feet as I watched the missiles carrying the life-eater virus streak towards the planet below. ÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷ (later)  “These robots aren't even worth my effort!” Khârn growled, punching one of the Ultron robots into the ground, before smashing it's head under his foot. “I mean, they don't even put up a fight!” His chainaxe swirled around, slicing one in half.   “That may be true,” Zaktan replied, blasting one with his heat vision. “But there are quite a lot of them.” He dissolved into a mass of protodites as a Ultron bot attempted to ram him. As it passed through, his Tri-blade reformed, slicing the robot down the middle as it passed. “Where are the others?”   “Well, Madara is off somewhere, your buddies are over there,” Khârn pointed to a spot nearby, where balls of magma and other such things had been seen flying. “And everyone else is spread all over the place. Any other questions?”    “No.” Zaktan replied, launching an explosive Zamor Sphere at a cluster of Ultrons. “Kharn...Zaktan… Does anybody read me?”    “Loud and clear! What's up?” Khârn asked, gripping an Ultron by the head before crushing it. “Report enemy numbers and strength, and also is it safe for my Iron Warriors to come down yet?”   “Uh...ein, zwei, drei…. Uh a lot. There's a lot of these robots. As for the safety…” Khârn checked his hand, which was no longer melting. “I think it's safe. I mean, my body isn't melting, so I can only guess.” “Good.” At that a loud roaring could be heard over the din of battle. Suddenly five fire raptors sporting the colors of the iron warriors streaked overhead, heavy bolter turrets tearing holes through the ultron robot horde a stormbird landed in the cleared space the assault ramp slid down revealing a entire company of Iron Warriors. At the head of them strode a figure in terminator plate, suddenly a squad of ultron robots ran at them. Raising one of his gauntlets the wrist mounted auto-cannon blew five of them off there feet and he then proceeded to tear the rest of them apart with lightning claws “greetings Khârn, Zaktan.” Keagan said “Ok seriously I leave Mr. Smith in control of the legions for five minutes.” Ultron’s voice rang out. “7th legion, archo tech code omega, metal shift alloy change.” With that Ultron himself walked up the downed robots that were not totally destroyed got up and swiftly repaired themselves. “Never use a infinitor A.I. to do your job.” “Oh, great. Now the battle won't end!” Khârn groaned.     “Too right, Khârn old boy!” Said a voice behind him before he was sent flying by a Gravity Hammer. “Oy, Khârn! You're not a bird!” Zaktan growled, dispersing into protodites, which then floated around Khârn, bringing him back. “Zaktan, ey?” Sebaste said to the Bionicle. “Bet it’s reeeeeeally lousy when you sneeze.” Zaktan replied by swarming around Sebaste, before the protodites began pressing down on his helmet, while his eyes appeared, shooting lasers into the helmet. “Sorry, shields beat protodites!” Sebaste smirked before activating his bubble shield armor ability. Zaktan growled, reforming, before chuckling. “Let's see how well your suite holds up against the air itself.” He then made the air pressure around Sebaste thicken, attempting to crush the armor. “Sorry, you piece of scrap metal, but that's off limits!” Sebastian said before unleashing a plume of liquid promethium from his flamer at Zaktan. To his surprise, the promethium redirected itself, before blasting into his face. A crimson robot, similar to Zaktan, walked forward, clawed hand raised in front of him. “Sorry, but that's a no go. Especially when I'm here.” He then sent a mental blast screaming into Sebaste’s mind. “Hakann, then I’m guessing that Avak, Thok, Reidak and Vezon are also here?” The Astartes asked. “Too right.” A gruff voice snarled as three others jumped down. Then, an explosion of dirt shot up from under Sebaste, as a black and clawed fist rammed into his chin, sending him flying into the air. A black armored Piraka leapt out immediately after, a Golden buzzsaw in his other hand.      “NO CAMPING FOR YOU!” He roared at Sebaste’s disappearing figure. “Sebaste!” Sebastian shouted. He then glared at the six Piraka. “Wrong move.” He then changed into his Dreadnought form, this time equipped with a plasma cannon. ++ Let's see how you like this!++ He roared before opening fire with his ranged weapons. Meanwhile, on the Emperor's Hammer...  Theresa looked up from patting the six armed Big Sister, concern lacing her tone, "You sure this is one of your better ideas?" Charlie shrugged as he summoned another two Plasmids, "Nah, but you'd have to admit, the looks on their faces will be worth it. Now Freja, when I'm done with these, you're to cause mayhem and havoc among the enemy ranks, no draining our friends now." The last two Plasmids were injected into the Big Sister's middle arms and Charlie back away, smiling under his helmet, "Good girl, now go give them punk asses a good bite for me." Meanwhile, back on the planet... “So you tore apart titanium gotta hand it to you, now try Vibranium and adamantium.” A ultron showed by breaking an enemy's armor off. “No gloves off code, 00-00 temerite code wartime weapons allowed mission: Destroy all hostiles.” The legion eyes glowed red. “As for you Mr. Smith I’m going to need to give you a much needed upgrade.” Ultron  said with a sigh. The legion moving as one to push back the attackers. Mike walked Southwest, shotgun at ready. Shots were fired in his direction and he turned at the source. Upon seeing a threat he hadn’t seen in awhile now. The gunshots reminded him of his first day in Afghanistan. AKM’s. ‘What the fuck are they doing here?’ He thought, firing rounds at them. “Hey Mike, do you need any help?” Echo asked appearing behind him with Gascoigne. “JESUS H. CHRIST! Don’t scare me like that!” Mike said, nearly shooting Echo. Yubel appeared right next to Mike in a poof of darkness. The demoness cracked her neck. “Just want I needed a bunch of trigger lunatics they’re just an army of Lucas.” She had a smile on her face. “Nope. Just nope” Said Mike. “Why does life hate me?” “Because you're too easily spooked?” Suggested Echo. “Ha. Ha. I am a guy with a shotgun, who may have PTSD, and had just been ambushed by Insurgents.” “And I’m a cannibalistic skeleton who’s afraid of being alone. Your point?” Echo snarked back. “You try being the easiest to kill in your group. See my point of view?” Mike retorted.     “Oh, come now! I've only just gotten here! And yes, you are probably the easiest person to kill I've ever met.” A voice sounded behind Mike, before he felt a kick to his back sending him into the ground. Behind him, a man with cracked red armor lowered his leg, his long, black hair sitting neatly on his back. His eyes were red, with a strange symbol in the iris. The outer eye was black.     “Kamui!” The warrior said, before disappearing in a swirling vortex emerging from his eye. Sebaste slammed into the ground in front of the two. “DOOF!” He grunted. “Yo Sebaste. You ok?” Echo asked. “Other than getting ganged up on by three Piraka wannabes, I’m great!” Sebaste said sarcastically. “Sasha’s dealing with them, but I need to get back to him!” He stood up, then groaned in pain and fell back down. “Damn it, got more banged up than I thought..” “Switch partners?” Yubel asked, “Here have a healing potion.” “Thanks Yubal.” Sebaste said as he took it from her. Mike just now managed to get to his feet. He picked up the empty shotgun on the ground. “Loading! Loading!” He called out, beginning to reload. Several more shots, unfamiliar to the others, rang out. A rocket whizzed by Mike’s head. “Shit! RPG’S!” He ducked, dropping the shotgun and whipping out his sidearm, the M45A1. He fired several rounds of his hollow-point rounds into the insurgents. He fired until the slide of his sidearm locked back. “Hey Reidak, guess what?” Echo shouted to him. “CANT TALK NOW, FIGHTING A GIANT TIN CAN! PLEASE LEAVE A CALL AFTER THE BEEP!” Came the loud reply. No beep came. In the distance, a rock flew up in the air, before returning to the planet. “Meh, your fault for not looking.” Echo muttered before throwing two cards into the back of his armor.  Yubel looked through her cards wondering which one to use. “Does anyone want to try fusion?” Yubel asked. No one spoke up at this. “Fine I’ll save that for later.” Sebastian took advantage of Rediak’s distraction and delivered a powerhouse punch that sent him into his teammates, knocking them over like bowling pins. “That's a Strike!” Sebaste snarled. “Dammit Reidak!” Thok growled, before hitting Sebastian with his Spellbinder beam, making it difficult for the Dreadnought to see, or walk. “Hey Reidak, want to talk now?” Echo taunted while throwing three more cards. In reply, three green orbs landed at Echo’s feet, chirping like birds before exploding. “Echo, take Thok out!” Sebaste yelled. “Ultron, Kirito, Asuna, assist Sasha!” “On it!” A Ultron Unit said, flying in to support. “Okay, I got this.” Echo replied before galloping as fast as he could to Thok, prepared to shove a card through his skull, head, thing. “AGH!” Thok roared as the card separated the top left part of his face. “You little shit!” using his good eye, he froze him in place, ice blasting from his Ice Pick/Launcher. Only to be smashed into the ground by Sebastian's power fist. A ball of magma slammed into Sebastian’s back, the molten lava digging through the armor. Thok slowly rose out of the crater, bits of strange, paper-like things flowing around him, reforming his body, which had a gaping hole in his chest. “Everyone scatter.” Echo shouted out what he could, with him being still frozen. Mike just kept firing his pistol, until he felt one of the plates in his vest shatter. Then he felt a sharp pain in his arm, but he kept firing. Blood ran down his arm, soaking his sleeve. He was only a human. “Mike, fall back now!” Sebaste ordered. “Not without You, Sir!” Mike said, continuing to fire. “Damnit, Mike, fall back now! That's an order!”  Mike, still firing, began to retreat. He was stopped by a relatively loud crack, and an immense pain in his leg. “Shit! Sniper!” He called out, trying to crawl away. He was soon surrounded by Foes, all aiming guns at him. Mike didn’t really show that much fear, despite being terrified. Just as Mike was about to be executed, a red cloud puffed into existence in front of him, several fireballs flew out of the cloud as it dissipated. A six armed figure standing there, flinging hot death at its targets as it's lower arms picked up the injured soldier, before he had time to question or thank it, it was already running out of the ring of death, impaling two enemies with the massive needles on it's higher arms and using them as human shields. Yubel walked into the free for all as if waiting to get attacked. “Oh come on here I thought someone would take a turn on me, I’m so disappointed and even got my hair done and everything.” She said. “Hi.” a gruff voice growled behind her, and felt a harpoon gun pointed at her back. “You better make it count pretty boy.” She said not caring as the thing hit her. Which to the surprise of the attacker bounced off. “Three, two, one,” The pain of the attack meant for Yubel then transferred to her attacker as did the wounds. “Aww are you hurt here let me make it better.” Yubel said summoning up a knife and sadistic grin. “Just fucking try, little girl.” Vezok snarled. “A girl? Baby I’m more then a girl, if you catch my meaning.” Yubel whispered into his ear. “Though I haven’t had any fun with it for a long time maybe I’ll start with you?” “Hah! I've seen Matoran with more guts than you.” The blue Piraka snarled. “Not the milf type I take it?” Yubel said with a fake sad voice. “Um, I'm a biomechanical being, without any reproductive organs. My sex life is gone. Do you really think I'd be so low as to date the enemy?” Vezok deadpanned. Sebastian changed back into his power armored form and summoned his jump pack. Leaping out of range, he yelled to Echo, “Fire the Solar cannon!” And then a tower of stone rose out and smashed into him. Below, Avak grinned. Only to be headshotted by a sniper round from Sebaste, taking him out instantly. Until the bullet wound slowly regenerated, and he got back up again. “Activating the Archimedes II Orbital Cannon. Target, Thok. Activation code, sigma zulu 29-90. Fire.” Echo activated the cannon and five seconds later, Thok was burned to nothing. “What...the fuck…..is it with ….trying to kill me!” His disembodied voice snarled as he slowly reformed. “I mean, isn't it obvious that I'm a fucking Edo Tensei?!” “Sebastian, we need heavier fire power!” Echo screamed out in pure fear beginning to tear up. With his tears instantly turning to ice. “Emperor's Hammer, you are clear to fire, target the Piraka!” Sebaste voxed. ++ Copy that. Firing macro cannons ++ In seconds, a salvo of Macro Cannon shells smashed into the Piraka’s position, annihilating them utterly. And during all of this Echo began to feel his life drain from him and in a final act of defiance to Ahriman, he transferred control of the Archimedes Cannon’s systems to both Sebastian and Sebaste. Only he didn’t fully die. As unknown to him, his head had fallen off and with that still unfrozen his life had been preserved in his immobile head. “Huh. It will take them a while to regenerate from that,” A voice said from behind Sebaste, before he felt a blade pass into his side. “AAAAAAH!” Sebaste's cry of pain was heard across the battlefield. Mike picked up on the scream, but was just barely even conscious himself. If the Big Sister carrying him heard, it made no sign of deviating from it's current goal, '*Protect Little Brother.*' Before Mike could say anything about it, More gunshots came in their direction. One grazed his cheek just before Mike passed out. Freja, in the truest sense of the word, hurted when Mike hissed from the nearly fatal hit. She used her Areo Dash Plasmid to speed up her already incredible speed, a group of terrorist ahead of her lined up, prepared to spray the two with seven sixty-two rounds and Russian anti tank rockets. With two of her arms spent carrying Mike, two of her arms carrying the soon useless meat shields and one of her arms fueling her Dash Plasmid, Fraja wasn't liking the odds of straight up combat; something every Big Sister share being their preference to hit and run and hit again. Her middle right arm threw down a Geyser Trap and she leaped off of it, soaring into the sky seconds before the lethal ammunition was released. From the peak of her jump, she threw the two long dead corpses at the line and rained down frozen shards upon them, decimating their attempt at an orderly line. Freja landing without missing a step behind the loose line of corpses and sprinted onward, '*Little Brother safe,*' The Big Sister thought as she ran. “I honestly don't see what Ahriman is so worked up about you for.” Madara shrugged, cleaning the katana in his hand. “To each his own nemesis, I suppose.” “Then you should know that he doesn't fight alone.” Sebastian said before plunging his lightning claws into Madara and firing his Storm Bolters at the same time. “Hmph, that is barely even a scratch.” Madara chuckled, pointing to the glowing barrier between the bolters and his body, the bolters themselves severely damaged. A blue, ghostly hand formed above Madara, with a glowing sword in it's hand. “Now, begone.” it smashed the blade into Sebastian, sending him deep into the ground, his armor severely damaged, but just barely functional. A howl was heard across the battlefield as Gascoigne was suddenly overcome with rage at that sight and transformed into a monstrous werewolf like beast and charged at Madara, looking to disembowel him. “Begone, beast.” Madara snarled, the hand reappearing and smacking Gascoigne away. Sebastian blasted out of the crater, having changed into his primarch form. “Oh? You still have some fight left?” Madara chuckled. “Then let's see how well you dance.” Sebastian smirked before turning into a blur, and summoning a Volkite blaster, fired disintegration rays at Madara. “Still using such pitiful weapons….” Madara sighed, barely even moving as he dodged each ray. “Amaterasu!” Black flames burst into existence on Sebastian, quickly eating away his armor. The blaster burned into nothingness. “Hmph, pathetic” Sebastian said as he dispelled the flames and put up a kine shield. “But a good distraction.” Madara said, before kicking Sebastian into the ground again. He quickly followed after, preparing to deliver another blow, before stopping and leaping back. Sebastian stood back up, powering up a psychic blast. “Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!” Madara roared, before  a jet of flame burst out off his mouth, covering a wide area and nearing Sebastian. Sebastian fired his blast at the same time, bolts of lightning smashing into Madara and sending him flying into Keagan. But instead of impacting, Madara phased right through him, landing on his feet, before vanishing. The Astartes turned to Sebaste and teleported him onto the ship before calling in Charlie and Theresa in. “Charlie, Theresa, you cleared to drop!” He gasped as a impact smashed through his armor, then also breaking a part of his chest as Madara reappeared, his fist tearing through the armor. His hand then phased through Sebastian’s body, gripping one of his hearts, before crushing it. “I am Madara Uchiha. Did you think I would run from a pathetic weakling like you?” He asked, blood spilling down his hand. “AARGH!” Sebastian cried out in pain. “You think that Ahriman really would give a damn about your life?...” Sebastian ground out “I will make sure you all fall…” “Heh, that's the thing, I'm not really here. This is just an Edo Tensei. Right now, I'm somewhere else, in fact, I'm already on my way to Equestria.” Madara chuckled. “After all, it's all according to plan.” “Warp take you!” The Astartes spat. “I think not.” Madara removed his hand, kicking the wounded Astartes streaming down to earth before activating his Kamui and vanishing. Meanwhile, the Piraka rose once more, their permanent grins even wider as they slowly crumbled apart again, their souls returning to their other half. Meanwhile… ULTRON YOU'RE METALLIC ASS IS MINE” Keagan roared charging towards the metallic bot alongside a ten man squad of terminators who all had wrist mounted auto-cannons they proceeded to tear through every enemy in their way. “Divine Hammer drop, Veronica if you please.” Ultron asked The robot said as the started to form a barrier. Several flying pieces came rocketing down to Ultron soon covering him with his new exosuit. Another three units received their own exosuits. “Anti-Chaos shields activating, good hunting sir.” The Veronica A.I. said. “Scion of olympia. Activate program tallarn eagles-talon” Keagan said as he raised his wrist mounted auto-cannon’s to fire at ultron. Suddenly the sky opened up as a imperial guard Battle Cruiser ploughed into the planet. Wiping out over half of the battlefield and covering the other in a thick cloud of dust. “Switching to inferred.” Veronica said as Ultron’s vision changed to infrared. Just as Keagan reached Ultron and swung a punch at his head with his powerclaw “That's not all, cyborg scum” At that the plasma engine for the battle cruiser exploded.Spreading fire all over the battlefield and causing massive rifts in the ground to open. “Good then I’m EMP Protected.” Ultron said responding to the punch with a powered fist of his own. Keagan blocked Ultron's fist and responded by grabbing Ultron's other arm “Well you should really watch your back then” “Oh I do.” One of the other two gave a sucker punch to the side of his face. “Forgot you're fighting a one program army, eh?” The third Ultron said with a knee to the gut. “No, I did not” Suddenly the ultron’s stumbled back as scrap code blared across all their senses. Keagan laughed as he ran the ultron he was fighting through with a power claw. Dropping the limp machine from his gauntlet he then proceeded to shoot the other two with his auto-cannon tearing them into tiny chunks “Sir, the code is destroying large sections of the command codes, reaction regulation is being scraped twenty minutes till magical destination.” Verica screamed as she as Mr. Smith started to break apart. Ultron himself looked around as the scape started to break down. “No.” Ultron said, it sounded of desperation. “I will not die!" “Yes you will.” Keagan strode up to the machine. Grabbed his head in his hand and crushed it to powder along with the rest of his body as the rest of what was once Ultron sank to the ground Keagan strode back to where the battle was still being raged “Wrath of iron, you are free to start dropping legio Mortis.” at this Titan landers started to break through the clouds and land wherever they could soon the massive forms of titans started to stride amongst the fighting. As Ultron was forced back into the decaying cyberspace he started to watch as everything he worked towards slowly broke down. However a light shined for him. “Really? You're just going to take this?” Appearing was himself before displacement. “What happened to the ever evolving machine? What happened to the wielder of harmony? What happened to the human being?” Ultron looked at him the code forming into himself. “Your… right.”  Ultron walked right into the code. Outside every Ultron seemed to break down and follow through some kind of signal. Sebastian’s voice rang out through the UDE comms. ++ This is Sebastian, all units retreat, I repeat, all units retreat.++ “Hey Sebastian, can you send someone to recover Gascoigne, I think he is unconscious and also my head? I think it’s somewhere near my frozen body also, you should know that I have transferred control of the Archimedes to you and Sebaste..” Echo’s voice echoed through the radio. ++ Negative, Sebaste and I have been compromised. Sebaste is back on the Emperor's Hammer in the med bay, but I need an evac. Madara wounded me really badly.++ The pain in Sebastian’s voice was clearly heard. “Roger that, and hey I think I see a legionnaire… Wait, what are you doing? Keep that bolter away from...” Echo’s radio goes silent as a gunshot is heard. Meanwhile “Hello, Echo is it ?“ Keagan smiled as he stared at the figure that was being held by two iron warriors. “Y-You know that my body is useless right? So there is no point in having taken it.” Echo asked with his voice echoing from his skull that had a hole from a bolter in it. “Oh I think I can find a use for your body”   “Don’t you dare think of doing anything!” Echo angrily shouted Ignoring him Keagan slid a digi-needle out and stabbed it into Echo’s chest Infecting his body with the obliterator virus. ++ Keagan, stop what you’re doing!++ Sebastian’s voice barked on his comms channel “Boss, I-I’m scared. I-I don’t want to die.” Echo choked out. “Hey, Keagan!” Looking up, he was shocked to see Ultron standing. “Let the kid go now.” ++Besides we’re keeping our end of the deal, we’re pulling our forces out. You better keep yours ++ Sebastian groaned over the comms. ++Ultron, get Echo and his friend and get then to the ship!++ “So, what's going on here?” Madara Uchiha asked as he teleported in using his Kamui. Alongside him was Khârn. “No, no please anything but those two. I’ll willingly become your test subject. Just keep them away from m-eh-eh-hee.” Cried Echo. “Echo, shut up…” Ultron said. ++Echo, calm down! Aagh! ++ Sebastian groaned in pain. *Sniff* “Y-yes sir.”Echo said trying to calm down. “Why is everyone running away?” Yubel asked walking up. “Are we retreating or something?” ++ Yubal, I need an immediate evac, I’m too badly wounded! Madara did some real good damage on me!++ Sebastian ordered. “Good Damage? I destroyed your main heart, and broke pretty much your entire ribcage. Your lucky to even be alive, whelp.” Madara commented. “Fine,” Yubel pulled out a strange card, “Mass retreat,” Then with another smile. “Swords of revealing light.” The Swords appeared in front of the enemies stopping an attacks. ++ Ultron, get Echo and his friend and pull out! Now!++ The Astartes ordered. “Mystical space typhoon.” Madara held up his own card, and the Swords vanished. However it was just what the demon and robot needed to get Echo and teleport out of there. However Yubel left a piece of paper with “call me” on it. ++About that pickup..++ Sebastian growled in annoyance. ++ YOU BLOODY FORGOT ME!++ He berated over the comms. Madara laughed. “Perhaps you just aren't that important to them.” He focused on the Paper, sending it into his Kamui dimension. ++Oh shut up Sebastian, stand still.++ Yubel said, ++Different dimension capsule.++ With that the downed marine disappeared into a portal and phased out of this dimension for a bit. ++ Keagan, give them hell from us…++ Sebastian voxed. Madara suddenly slumped, before raising his head again, eyes pitch black. “I think not, Sebastian.” Ahriman's voice said, coming out of Madara’s mouth. “After all, even if he were to betray me, he would still have to deal with immortal, undying Edo Tensei. And by the way I'd quell that riot in the Crystal Empire before I start shoring up up my defences.” ++ I have one thing to say to you, You. Will. PAY!++ Sebastian snarled. “You can try, but your power won't be close enough to stop me. But I will honor you with a good, one on one battle, since you are my opponent. White has made it's move, so now it's black’s turn.” Ahriman replied. ++ All UDE forces, we’re pulling out immediately! We’re returning back home.++ The order was heard throughout the UDE comms channel. “This is not over…” Sebastian muttered as he laid in the med bay. “Not by a long shot…” “Well Keagan, I must return these souls to their proper bodies.” Ahriman said, before the Madara he was controlling slowly disintegrated, turning into dust. Same as the Khârn one. Meanwhile, outside of the battlefield... Theresa laid down on the ground, her uncle next to her out of his Big Daddy suit with a hand on her back, his Houdini Plasmid fueled to involve her and the beam rifle in her hand, "Figures, just as we set up, we get the order to retreat." She sighed as she looked through the nauseating scope, her uncle just grunted in reply while aiming his as well. "We didn't even get one kill in, you'll see that prick in the weird power armour next time." He told her as they stood up.  “I think not.” A voice commented behind them, and turning, they saw the Warmaster himself, Ahriman. “In fact, I think you won't be able to do anything of the sort for a while.” "Maybe, maybe not." Theresa replied with a sly grin as Charlie quickly grabbed her, overcharging his Aero Dash Plasmid and Fast Feet Tonic, "Later bitch." She yelled as she was picked up and Charlie jumped to the side, avoiding their foe's attack. To their shock, Ahriman reappeared next to them, chuckling. “Did you really think it'd be that easy to avoid me?” "Well, if you can't dodge them, ram them." Charlie told him before pulling out his Determined Edge from his Bag-O-Fucks. The impossibly sharp scythe held in his primary hand as he prepared himself.                                   “Oh? You think you can defeat me?” Ahriman chuckled, his eyes shifting, before becoming red Sharingan. “Why don't you just take a little nap…” He said, and Charlie started to feel extremely sleepy. With a snap of his fingers, a massive can of red bull appeared in his left hand, the drink immediately emptied in Charlie mouth “I see. Very well then. Tsukuyomi!” Charlie suddenly found himself in a blood red river, chained by black chains that stretched on forever. A bunch of Ahriman Clones stood before him, each with a large blade. They began to continually stab Charlie, over and over again, for what felt like an eternity. Meanwhile, outside of his mind, Charlie had collapsed. Theresa looked down at him in shock before frowning, "You do know what you've just did right?" She asked. “Put him in a Genjutsu? Why yes, I'm quite certain I know what I did.” Ahriman replied, flexing his fingers, before picking up the scythe. “Quite a good weapon….” "He is a master when it comes to blackjack, won the enchantment from Death himself," Theresa chuckled as she watched her uncle become covered in a green luminescent liquid that soon reached his head, "But what I was really asking was, 'Do you seriously want to fuck with a guy who has no problem dying, dozens or even hundreds of times so long as he completes his goals?'" Charlie picked himself up before glaring at his stolen scythe, "Next time, try that mind fucking shit on someone who can't hypnotize himself." He told Ahriman as he pulled out his burn blade. “I see. You're different from most.” Ahriman replied, before the scythe vanished into his Kamui realm. Ahriman then grabbed onto one of his shoulder pads, before pulling out a demonic blade that couldn't possibly fit in there. “I guess I have to do more than just put you asleep.” "Keep talking, that'll work quicker than that Naruto crap." Charlie taunted as his left hand became engulfed in flames, his fingertips resembling a Plasmark. “You’re not the only one who can do something like that.” Ahriman chuckled as black flames formed around his blade, the fire seriously cold for some reason. Charlie laughed as he took up a swordsman stance and circled him, Ahriman simply turning his head to keep track of his foe. Theresa walked about twenty yards away before yelling out in her best imitation, "Round one, FIGHT!"  Meanwhile, UDE forward outpost Ponyville “They are coming...Man the ramparts! Ready the medical rooms! To battlestations!” I Roared as I left to deliver the bad news to Celestia, As I gripped my sidearm I could feel the pulsing energy held inside. I did not need to look to see the glowing inscription. “Time is the cruellest master we all must obey.” Meanwhile, The Void “You feel that?” A cloaked figure asked it’s counterpart. “Why yes I do, seems children will never learn.” The other said, they made a beeline for the hotspot. Next to one two projections formed. “So going to force the two to stop or just watch it play out?” One of them asked. “I think watching it will work, if things get too bad maybe step in, if it get’s worse I’m calling Aaron for that favor.” The hood fell to reveal Loki, the god of balance. “500 stars says it’s space marines.” Eris said. “ Oh, your so on.” “750 stars on the imperial guard holding the line till the bitter end.” spoke a old man with a great grey beard leaning on a long staff with a hourglass on the top. “Did someone start the party without me?” Came the voice of Miss Fortune as she walked up to the two. “Ah Miss Fortune great to see you here.” smiled the old man in a grandfatherly way. “Ah it’s nice to meet you to, Father Time is it?” Asked Fortune. “Yes. it is, will you be joining this great game?” Asked Father Time. “The more the merrier, I’m Loki and this is Eris by the way, god of balance and goddess of imbalance respectively.” “Well it’s nice to meet you as well, and of course I’m joining. 1000 stars that the Commissar sacrifices himself to save another.” Miss Fortune bets. “I know who you are loki, and you to Eris, But I thought your game was poker Miss Fortune? But to me that's a suckers bet.” Spoke the master of time. Nope, my game is luck and misfortune, as well as blackjack.” Fortune replies. "Is there room for one more?" A tall, skinny man in a black robe with a hood asked as he walked over, a large scythe held in his hand as his exposed bones creaked and popped while he approached, "The pale one with the glowing yellow eyes, I bet an entire universe's worth of souls on him getting that scythe back before this is all said and done.” “ Hello old," Father time laughed before continuing, "friend.” He said warmly to his oldest friend. "Hello to you as well." The Grim Reaper replied as he politely bowed his head. “Guess I’ll make my bet, 100,000 stars, Renna comes for Allen and drops the ball he is a Chaos Champion to his allies.” Loki said with a smile. “Great an aspect of of DEATH… we just need Aaron, Essence and the merchant… one galaxy says that idiot gets wind and we beat him up.” Eris said. "I am not a aspect, I am The Grim Reaper, I am the one who is sent to reap the reapers." Death replied as he sent an unreadable look from under his hood at Eris. “Yeah keep telling yourself that.” Eris said. "Know this, Goddess of imbalance, everything dies, just be glad Death, no matter which one, doesn't hold grudges. Even the strongest of heroes fall, just as every scale breaks." The Grim Reaper replied before turning back to the scene at hand. “Yeah, and even death may die.” Eris shot back only to get a slap from Loki. “Stop it now.” "That, of course, is why there's me. But that does beg the question, once I am finished with my work, will there be a The Grim Reaper for me? I may yet know." “Yes there is, his name is Aaron most likely and he destroys you because he can.” Eris said with a laugh. “Please stop, or no sweet rolls.” Loki said, Eris started to anime tear at this. "And when his time comes, I only hope there is something that's purpose is like mine; to take those who've passed and lead them from one realm of existence to the next. I wonder what the afterlife will be like for me?" The Grim Reaper calmly asked. “Most likely with death, there are whole leagues of deaths for deaths after all ending with the void’s creator himself.” "A true paradox, is it not? But, as someone in every civilization eventually figures out, you only live once, maybe not even that..." “Try ten times…” Loki growed under his breath at his luck. Ten thousand years old and he still can’t believe this. “SILENCE!” Roared father time as he knew if it was not stopped now they would be at this for centuries. "Very well, I wish you all a pleasant wager, do tell me how it ends." Death told the others as he walked away, vanishing at a indescribable distance away with a single, last thought, 'We all have our parts to play, god and goddess of the scales, some simply accept theirs easier than others.' “Be safe my son.” Thought the ageless being. Before returning his attention to the ‘view’. “Oy, everyone can we please get back to why we came here? To watch the silly people fight their silly war?” Miss Fortune asks. “Sure though should we watch here in the nothingness or should we let our presence be known to the mortals and psionic space wedgies? I vote the latter?” Eris said with a smile. “Maybe in a little bit, but it seems that things are about to get even more interesting.” Fortune replies with a hug that drags Eris into a very awkward place. “Sorry lady, I’m asexual.” Eris answered thinking of where this was going. “Huh, oh sorry. I didn’t mean it like that, I have my eye on someone else.” Fortune quickly cleared up that confusion. To be continued...